Introduction to Phase Space Plots Using Simple Harmonic Motion

Here is an intro to phase space plots.  I use examples of a simple harmonic oscillator and an under damped oscillator.

ARRRGG.  I dropped a sign in my derivative on that last phase diagram. It orbits in a  counter clockwise direction on accident. Sorry about that.


Here is my playlist with the rest of the oscillator videos.
Harmonic Oscillators

00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Review of SHM
02:13 - Plot of x vs t and v vs t
02:56 - Phase space plot
05:02 - Important notes about phase space
07:03 - Review of Under damped oscillator
09:01 - Phase space under damped oscillator